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Efficient and practical procedure for the esterification of the free α-carboxylic acid of amino acid residues with β-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl chloride and triisopropylsilyl chloride
Suppo, Jean-Simon,De Sant'Ana, Danilo Pereira,Dias, Luiz Carlos,De Figueiredo, Renata Marcia,Campagne, Jean-Marc
, p. 3075 - 3084 (2014)
An efficient and practical procedure for the free α-carboxylic acid esterification of amino acid residues with β-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl chloride and triisopropylsilyl chloride is described. The reaction takes place under mild conditions and the expected protected amino acids are obtained in good to excellent yields. Our method provides a useful alternative for the C-terminal carboxylic acid protection of amino acids and peptides. Moreover, the removal of such protection was also achieved under mild conditions, without affecting either the other protecting groups at the α-amino moiety and side chains or the optical integrity at the α-position of the amino acid residues. Examples of their use in peptide synthesis are also illustrated.
KINETICS OF THE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS OF SEVERAL N-BENZYLOXYCARBONYLDIPEPTIDE METHYL AND ETHYL ESTERS
Hoogwater, D. A.,Peereboom, M.
, p. 5325 - 5332 (2007/10/02)
The reaction rates of the alkaline hydrolysis of synthesized N-protected dipeptide methyl and ethyl esters were studied systematically.From the kinetic data the energies of activation, the pre-exponential factors and the reference values at 40 deg C were calculated.The rate of hydrolysis shows to be strongly dependent on the C-terminal amino acid in the sequence Gly >> Ala/Met/Phe > Leu >> Val/Pro.Surprisingly the N-terminal amino acid also exerts an effect, but in a different sequence.N-Terminal Phe in particular shows a relative accelerating effect.Remarkable is the significantly faster ester hydrolysis of glycine containing dipeptide ethyl esters in ethanol/water compared to the corresponding methyl esters in methanol/water.
